Seed Capital From Angel Investors: David Rose, Founder and CEO of Gust (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: So, in general, the investors are paying; the entrepreneurs are getting it free.

David Rose: Right now, such as it is, yes. Although the large returns will come in the future from premium services that will be added in.

SM: You’re going to have premium services on both sides? Both the entrepreneurs and investors will have additional premium services?

DR: That’s correct. >>>

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: David Rose, Founder and CEO of Gust (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What is the business model of Gust? You said you just launched the business. What was the business model of the seven, eight years of market development that you did, and what is going to be now the business model of Gust?

David Rose: The business model of AngelSoft was purely leading up to Gust. Gust has been a 15-year plan from the beginning. It’s been an insane entrepreneurial venture that nobody in his right mind would have financed or believed in. But that’s why we have entrepreneurs and crazy angel investors. >>>

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: David Rose, Founder and CEO of Gust (Part 2)

David Rose: Based on that, we went out and began to approach business angel groups and networks and their parent associations and organizations. We created for them an entire infrastructure platform to handle the management of all their incoming deal flow, members, and membership of their investment management under the name AngelSoft. By working laboriously for more than seven years with all of these angel networks and groups around the world – and their parent organizations – we managed to get enough investors actively involved on the platform that it made sense to then start the company. The company, Gust, which we launched on September 13, is the new incarnation of AngelSoft. AngelSoft was a seven-and-a-half-year market development exercise that was necessary to get investors involved prior to the launch of Gust. >>>

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: David Rose, Founder and CEO of Gust (Part 1)

Today, I’m talking with David Rose, who founded AngelSoft, now Gust, in 2004. Gust provides a platform where angel investors and entrepreneurs can connect and discuss ventures. Originally created with angel investors’ needs in mind, Gust now has more than 750 investment organizations worldwide using its platform to manage deal flow and other day-to-day tasks. Over 125,000 startups have, through Gust, worked with more than 35,000 individual investors on their ventures. The company is based in New York City, has a development office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a European office in Paris, France. >>>

How The 1M/1M Affiliate Program Helps Incubators

By guest author Irina Patterson

If you are running an incubator, you are always on the lookout for quality entrepreneurs to incubate, right?

At 1M/1M we have designed a process that could deliver high-quality entrepreneurs for your incubator right from your own backyard. >>>

FAQ: Why Can’t I Pay For 1M/1M As A Monthly Subscription?

By guest author Irina Patterson

Here is why. The $1,000 annual fee is really about commitment. What we are saying is we are committed to supporting you and your business development for the entire year.

Are you committed to working with us for at least a year? >>>

How To Leverage 1M/1M Programming Through Local Meetups

By guest author Irina Patterson

One of the best ways for a business incubator to leverage the 1M/1M Program is to organize meetups around our weekly roundtables, which are held at 8 a.m. Pacific time each Thursday. >>>

FAQ: Can I Get One-on-One Meetings With Sramana As Part Of 1M/1M?

By guest author Irina Patterson

Let’s see . . .  Are you able to pay $750 an hour or $5,000 a day? Most likely not.

Most entrepreneurs we see are not at the stage were they have the resources to pay that kind of private consulting fees.

But here is the good news. With a little creativity, you can derive a great deal of value from the 1M/1M Premium program at only $1,000 a year. No need to spend big consulting bucks at this stage. >>>